Topic: future projects
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Donkey Kong Bananza Ideas May Shape Nintendo's Next Project
Nintendo's development team uses an iterative creative cycle, where concepts from one game directly inspire the next, as seen between *Super Mario Odyssey* and *Donkey Kong Bananza*. Ideas and mechanics from *Donkey Kong Bananza* are expected to serve as crucial inspiration for the team's upcomin...
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Halo Veteran's Ominous Exit Message After 17 Years at Xbox
Glenn Israel, a longtime Halo art director, has left the franchise after nearly two decades, sparking speculation with a cryptic message about his departure. He advised video game professionals to prioritize their health, dignity, and ethics over industry pressures, highlighting the sector's "dir...
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iRacing February 2026 Update: New Features & Development Roadmap
iRacing is launching a major Season 2 update featuring new tracks like the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and a rebuilt Barber Motorsports Park, alongside new cars including the NASCAR Ram Truck and Audi RS3 LMS Gen2 TCR. The release includes extensive physics overhauls for the TCR and GTE car clas...
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Halo Infinite's Development Ends After Just 4 Years
Halo Infinite's active development is concluding with its final major update on November 18, ending primary support after four years instead of the initially planned ten-year vision. The development team will continue community support through challenges, rewards, and events while shifting focus ...
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Atlus Hints at Persona 30th Anniversary Plans for 2026
2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the Persona series, with developers expressing gratitude to fans and confirming they are preparing global initiatives and announcements for the milestone. Key developers hinted at future projects, including news on series developments for 2026 and the imaginativ...
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Australian Man Builds World's Fastest Drone at 388 MPH
An Australian engineer, Ben Biggs, has set a Guinness World Record by building a drone that reached a verified top speed of 388 mph, approaching half the speed of sound. The project was a solo, 18-month passion effort, requiring Biggs to overcome significant engineering challenges like designing ...
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Development Confirmed, Details Remain Secret
Team Cherry has confirmed that additional content for Hollow Knight: Silksong is in production, though details on its nature and release schedule are not yet disclosed. The developers are exploring both planned content and their own ideas for expansions, emphasizing the need for polish and creati...
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How Game Smithing Rode the Vampire Survivors Success Wave
Timing and adaptability drove Soulstone Survivors' success, launching amid demand for games like Vampire Survivors, selling over a million copies and earning "Very Positive" Steam reviews. Allan Smith's unconventional path to indie success included mobile and crypto work before pivoting s...
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Sledgehammer Founder on EA, Activision Changes: "Bittersweet"
Veteran developer Glen Schofield reflects on the transformative changes at EA and Activision with a bittersweet mix of nostalgia and hope, viewing them as formative training grounds for a generation of game makers. He contrasts the structured, disciplined culture at EA with the chaotic, passionat...
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Bryan Lee O'Malley's 3 All-Time Favorite Games
Bryan Lee O'Malley had deep, holistic involvement in the new game **Scott Pilgrim EX**, focusing on writing and character design, in contrast to his limited role in the 2010 adaptation. The game's core inspiration is the classic beat 'em up **River City Ransom**, reflecting O'Malley's personal ga...
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Microsoft shuts down Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2
Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown, halting the 'Project Misriah' mod that aimed to recreate Halo 3's multiplayer in Counter-Strike 2 due to its direct use of copyrighted assets. The mod had gained significant popularity for its technical achievement in the Source 2 engine, impressing both Halo fan...
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Fallout Creator Returns to Obsidian With a New Squirrel Companion
Tim Cain, creator of the original Fallout, has rejoined Obsidian Entertainment full-time, but his current project is a secret protected by a non-disclosure agreement. He reflected on a turbulent period in the industry (2020-2025) where many projects he worked on were canceled or remain unreleased...
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Ubisoft Cancels Second Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC
Ubisoft has canceled the second major story expansion for *Assassin's Creed Shadows*, breaking from the series' tradition of multi-part DLCs due to production delays and a discontinued season pass. The development team is shifting focus to responsive, "chunkier updates" based on player feedback i...
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Ubisoft Addresses 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Backlash
Ubisoft addressed backlash against *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* directly at Paris Games Week, marking a departure from its usual avoidance of controversy by framing the game's delay as a confident decision. The company emphasized its focus on entertainment over messaging, countering accusations of ...
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Metal: Hellsinger Developer The Outsiders Shuts Down
The Outsiders, developer of Metal: Hellsinger, is being shut down by parent company Funcom, ending its ten-year operation as announced by founder David Goldfarb. This closure is part of broader company-wide layoffs at Funcom, following the successful launch of Dune: Awakening, and affects all sta...
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Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 34 Boosts Performance, Adds Steam Deck Support
Hotfix #34 delivers major performance improvements for Baldur's Gate 3, especially in the problematic Lower City area of Act 3, and provides official Steam Deck verification with a native build. The update fixes persistent Xbox crashes and includes numerous quirky bug fixes, such as restoring mis...
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Dispatch Devs "Considering" Season 2, Lead Confirms
The unexpected success of the superhero workplace comedy "Dispatch" has made it a strong contender for game of the year and is influencing AdHoc Studios' future planning. AdHoc co-founder Pierre Shorette confirmed that due to the game's commercial success, including selling over one million copie...
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